WordPress theme comparison
Highlight vs Mesmerize
At a glance
- Mesmerize has more active installs: 10K+, against 8K+ for Highlight.
- On a typical day, Mesmerize is downloaded about 109 times, Highlight about 33.
- Highlight is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 29 reviews, against 4.8 from 348 reviews.
- Both were last updated on Aug 12, 2026.
- Mesmerize has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Highlight.
Line by line
Mesmerize leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
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